Cultivating Genuine, Deep And Vast Compassion: Part One

This is the podcast that acts as a pre requisite to the beautiful, compassion meditation practice of Ajahn's. Compassion is an incredible subject, for it can be both an emotion, an attitude a pure form of concentration as well as an powerful tool for transformation and purification. This being so, there is a lot to cover, which is why this talk has been presented in two-parts. The talk covers many interesting overlapping subjects, from the esoteric and cosmological, to the nitty gritty of integrating Compassion into our daily life.

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Thank you for your guidance, I have chosen you as my teacher.

This talk addresses exactly where I'm at in my "growth". I've plateaued & denigrate myself for not being able to move forward, which only moves me further back. This talk allowed me to see that I'm on the same track as so many others & can maybe help me find that next step forward.
I hope anyone seeking compassion will listen to this series, & see where they go from there.

Sadu Sadu Sadu 🙏🏾
Much gratitude and appreciation for this heart offered talk with so much wisdom, and authenticity.
So much to reflect on. If I could slow down the pace I would die to the wealth of information to reflect on.
Thank you 🙏🏾

Will listen over and over to take in all the pearls of wisdom

It is so informative and Ieent back three times. Thank you !

Wow, Ajahn Achalo thank you for your generosity and will to help understand and further cultivation. I will listen to this again and probably again. I get some of it but am wanting to understand all that you are giving. I love your humor and honesty. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’d like to know how to visit you and your monastery and practice there. If that’s possible.

I live in Islamic Republic of Iran and I have no access what so ever to buddhist teachers. I consider myself lucky to have found you here. I practice with you everyday here and on your site. You are turning me to a buddhist, in a country that changing religion is punished by killing the person. I send you all the merits of my meditation to you. Can't thank You enough. Hope I can see you in this lifetime.
With Metta
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Thank you for your insight. :) There was a lot to unpack in this first part of your talk and I will likely revisit twenty-fold to understand all that was said. 🌼🏵️🌼

thank you. so deep and penetrating. definitely will need to listen again and gain. 🙏

Wonderful. Thank you for including the cosmological aspects so often left out. I am very struck by the truth that it is easy to believe in the doubts and in so doing close off the mind to, the more uncomfortable, not knowing.

Such amazing insightful and love these lovely discussions. I love these talks I learn something new everyday thank you so

Wow! Your teaching breaks through my ego defenses and defi motivates me to let go of my attachments and find my way to compassion for those with whom I disagree in this climate crisis and pandemic.

Wonderful insights into compassion and also into attachment

Wow! This insightful talk brings the abstract and lofty notion of compassion into clear relevance in my life and consciousness.

Ajahn Achalo, I appreciate your humility in sharing about the land acquisitions. Your vulnerability illuminated the power of releasing expectations in a concrete way. Dana! Heather

Very insightful, so much to learn about compassion. I have listened a few times. Thank you 🙏🏽

Will be revisiting again. Lots of powerful nuggets contained here. Thank you 🙏🏼💚

I enjoyed this so much specially at the end when your story turned personal. I started to laugh. Attachment is funny. It makes us think that even though we are doing good things we can contriol situations in spite of. It gave me a sense of relief too, listening to your personal experience. We all go through similar or worse situations but we need to keep being reminded that compassion and unconditional love must prevail. We must train our brain and mostly our hearts with practices that lead towards the understanding of the teachings. Thank you for this wise, smart and funny revelations of this deep practice.

Thank you! I will listen to this again to give it more thought as I always learn so much from you.

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your amazing wisdom🙏. I will listen to it again and again❤️